Xeon E5-2689A v4 vs EPYC 7551P

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7551P and Xeon E5-2689A v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	206	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.13	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC	Intel Xeon E5
Power efficiency	12.62	no data
Architecture codename	Naples (2017−2018)	Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date	20 June 2017 (7 years ago)	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,100	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7551P and Xeon E5-2689A v4 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	64	16
Base clock speed	2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus type	no data	QPI
Bus rate	no data	2 × 9.6 GT/s
Multiplier	20	34
L1 cache	3 MB	no data
L2 cache	16 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	64 MB (shared)	20 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	213 mm2	246.24 mm2
Number of transistors	19200 Million	3200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7551P and Xeon E5-2689A v4 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	2 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	TR4	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	145 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7551P and Xeon E5-2689A v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	-	+

Security technologies

EPYC 7551P and Xeon E5-2689A v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7551P and Xeon E5-2689A v4 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7551P and Xeon E5-2689A v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Eight-channel	no data
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	1,536 GB
Max memory channels	8	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	170.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7551P and Xeon E5-2689A v4.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	128	40

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	20 June 2017	20 June 2016
Physical cores	32	8
Threads	64	16
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	145 Watt

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